ESPE Abstracts

Background/Purpose: Case report of two siblings (nine-year-old boy and four-year-old girl) with rarely described factitious diabetes by proxy, aim ing to enhance physician’s awareness.Methods: Initially the boy was referred by a physician to the outpatient clinic to apply (successfully) for an insulin pump. The mother convincingly claim ed her son has had T1DM for 3 years. Reported history started during hospitaliz...

Background: Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome (VWGS) is a rare diagnosis that should be suspected in children with signs of peripheral precocious puberty and hypothyroidism. It is characterized by multicystic enlarged ovaries, in the presence of long-term severe hypothyroidism. Treatment of VWGS consists of hormonal replacement with levothyroxine. Usually, ovarian cysts and increased ovarian volume subside within an average of 2 months but can persist up to 12 months after treatment.<...